The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-21
Continuance of Trial Granted.
Argument Resumed by the Counsel
This Morning
The Courtroom Deusely Crowded
from Pit TO Dome.
Court Grants the Application With
ont Assigning a Reason.
Proposition OF the Dist iot A.
torney 10 Proceed wtth the
Case Not cEreed toby
the Defense.
IsrtOIAL TO THx APPRAL.l


BRANDaN, Miss Angus 2O-AFgu-
ment on the motion for q continuance
in the Hamilton case Was resumed this
mornirg. The courtroom was crowded
{ uuA Jea.ion III day A number OF
ladies' were present and evidenced the
mnst intenos interest in all the pro-
ceedinge. Harris Dlckaon, the etenog-
rspher who reported the testimony In
tbs habeas corpus iiill b re Judge
Peyl,n to obtain hail, was put
on the stand TO testify as 10
the correctness OF transcript Of tes
,imony OF witnesses on whose absence
defense based application for con-
Il uance. The Hone. Alexander and
Huddlettone, for The state, occupied
the entire forenoon In their argu-
mentP, and Col. Nugent and Judge
Calhoon the afternoon for the DO
iense. Able arguments we're m ide on
both eides, and were listened to by the
immense audience (the courtroom be-
ing crowded from pit to dome) with
intense interest, Notwithstanding the
intolei able heat. Sharp speeches
we're exchanged by the counsel, and
come ceiling wss exhibited during the
progress II the argument. At the close
OF Col. NugeDts tpeech TIE Court
added: "Is counsel ready Tor my de-
oieiou p On being answered In the
aiIlrmatiye,t the Judge announced, with
out moments. consideration, The
State grants application Tor eontinu-
anco without assigning any reason,
and Iemands the prisoners TO al IN
Jackson"
Ths dietrict attorney, on the part Of
tie State, after hearirg the decision,
offered that, II defendants would 90
TO trial at once, he wouid admit "A evil
dence all that abfent Witnesses had
tesiitigd ~ inc former trial for the DO
lenfe, and on whose absence the de-
lenss made sfiidavit for continuance.
Counsel for Hamilton (the doiendant), \,
after consultation, declined 10 gO to
trial unlets the witnesses named In tho
; tfli iavit for q continuance were actual
ly present, and ssked that an order be
granted instTucting the sheriff TO re-
, tain Hamilton here uutil Tuesday OF
! mex, week for the purpose Of consult
> ing VITA counsel resident here. With
one excep ion ths entire local bar has
} been retained by Hamilton. IL II
u probable that q motion will be made
= here TO obiain bail Tor Hamilton, as tbs
J. ueienss claims 8 have ne 'fyidenc
which materially alters the adpect ol
o the case Ne presented at the lime oi
a the Trial before chancellor Peyton on
J n writ Of habeas corpus 10 obtain ball
for Hamilton. Albrecht, q codeiend.
snt Of Hamilton, who has been out on
: bail and Wal 10 have been tried at this
term, was nls1 granted continuance.
ruH n ,bDKs CASE.
The man Indicted with Madden for
burglary, hose cess Attracted 60 much
attention here, and WHO was convicted
. oi burglary last week, will probably be
, tried mex week. Ths crowd attracted
here by tho Hamilton case is dispers-
! ipg rapidly, aud tbs little town 10 70
| sumiug It's usual quiet. HummaTy
. processes Issued for absent Witnessed
, we're sithheld last night. Dispatches
as 10 the motion for continuance be
ing overruled should have beer
motion 10 have plea q cd was over